Category: Lifestyle and Culture
Bio Architecture
Nature is the Best Designer A student of the world’s best designer, bio-architecture seeks to emulate the principles in naturally occurring constructions. In studying the natural principles of the most long-held designs, this form of aesthetic design looks at fundamental shapes in nature – the most recognizable being the seashell. The seashell is the best [...]
Romancing the Primitive: Truthful Look at Societies That Don’t Evolve
As a fan of Nat Geo and a space enthusiast, I was thrilled to see the cover of their December 2009 issue entitled “Are We Alone: Searching the Heavens for Another Earth”, written by Timothy Ferris. The article gave an excellent detailed synopsis telling of the findings of over 370 “exoplanets” – worlds orbiting stars [...]
Surviving the Recession
With more and more companies going bankrupt or severely downsizing, there’s no doubt that America is knee deep in a catastrophic recession. While some find comfort knowing there’ll be a change in the administration, realistically it’ll be at least another 6-8 months before anything really changes. Those having lived through past times, where purse strings [...]
Home of the Ego
Scientific studies have continued to link religious experience to activity in the brain. But now the new area of interest is the right parietal lobe, discovered to be the home of the ego. According to scientists, the higher the activity in this part of the brain, the more subjects identify a sense of self. A [...]
Gross Misuse of Federal Bailout
AIG’s $440,000 Bill for Executive Spa Retreat – This, after they received a $85 billion government bailout to prevent them from going into bankruptcy. Absolutely disgusting. So alright everyone’s disgusted with this, from Obama to Bush. But the question is, what is anyone going to do about it? I agree with Obama that first and [...]
